REPORT: IDF general reveals ‘big change’ that helped close the cease-fire deal after 15 months of war

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From Fox News: IDF Reserve Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi says “two things” changed regarding the Israel-Hamas cease-fire agreement after fifteen months of conflict in the Middle East.

“This deal has been on the table since May last year and Hamas opposed it completely. Why? There was no real pressure on Hamas,” Avivi told “Your World” on Wednesday. “Israel wanted to stop some of the humanitarian aid, especially some of the gasoline, but the administration wouldn’t let us do that. So Israel has no major leverage on them.”

“What’s changed is two things,” Avivi told Fox News. “One, Israel defeated Hezbollah and Hezbollah cannot support Hamas anymore. Also, Syria fell. Iran is weaker. But the big change is President Trump’s threat.”

“Once President Trump threatened them, that if they don’t release hostages, there will be hell… I think they understand that if they don’t get a deal now, the chances of getting a good deal for them will be very, very low, if at all. And therefore, they made their own assessment, and they are inclined to do the deal, thinking that they’ll maximize what they can get now and not wait to see what ‘hell’ means,” Avivi stated.

The report explains that the peace agreement is set to take effect on Jan. 19, one day before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released the following statement on social media:

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening with US President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his assistance in advancing the release of the hostages and for helping Israel bring an end to the suffering of dozens of hostages and their families.

The Prime Minister made it clear that he is committed to returning all of the hostages however he can, and commended the US President-elect for his remarks that the US would work with Israel to ensure that Gaza will never be a haven for terrorism.

The two decided to meet in Washington soon in order to discuss this and other important issues.

Prime Minister Netanyahu then spoke with US President Joe Biden and thanked him as well for his assistance in advancing the hostages deal.

Although Joe Biden took credit for the deal, and refused to give any credit to Trump, his own State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller indicated it was all due to Trump.

“When it comes to the involvement of President-elect Trump’s team, it’s been absolutely critical in getting this deal over the line,” Miller said Wednesday.

President-elect Donald Trump had warned in recent days that if the hostages are not released prior to his inauguration, there would be “hell to pay.”

Joe Biden doubled down in his farewell address Wednesday night, claiming, “This plan was developed and negotiated by my team and will be largely implemented by the incoming administration.”

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